The British Bulldog in WCW (1993)

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The British Bulldog had an excellent WWF career prior to joining WCW in 1993. Whether it was tagging up with Dynamite Kid in the British Bulldogs tag team or Davey’s solo work that led to the critically acclaimed Summerslam 1992 match with Bret Hart, The British Bulldog became an instantly recognizable superstar during the WWF’s glory days. When Davey Boy Smith was released from his WWF contract towards the end of 1992, World Championship Wrestling were quick to sign Davey to a brand new deal. WCW were planning on expanding their business and brand with a focus on their European tours, so bringing in The British Bulldog made a lot of sense.
Davey was pushed right to the top in WCW almost instantly, challenging Big Van Vader for the WCW championship at Slamboree 1993 and again at a Clash of the Champions special. The British Bulldog also formed an alliance with Sting, creating the “Superpowers” tag team that was face Vader and Sid Vicious at Beach Blast 1993, many will remember this one for the mini movie that told the story of the match. From here, Davey Boy was scheduled to work with Rick Rude but once again, Davey Boy Smith was released from his contract.
This video looks at Davey’s entire 1993 run in WCW. Topics and matches covered include:
04:15 - Davey Boy Smith's journey to WCW
04:15 - Bulldog vs Vader at Slamboree 93
07:28 - Beach Blast 1993 and the mini movie
11:29 - Clash of the Champions 24
13:08 - Fall Brawl and Halloween Havoc 1993
15:50 - The British Bulldog in BattleBowl 1993
16:52 - Davey Boy Smith is released from his WCW contract
- Much More!
#WCW #Wrestling #WWE

[@craigphillips9383]

The bulldog was a real beast, he had it all, size, power, look, and real in ring abilities and skills

[@yeoshow1984]

Man Davy Boy catching Vader in mid air at 6:25....that's some MEGA POWER right there!

[@Joecbg100]

That catching of Vader then slamming him, at his size was unreal. God Bulldog was a beast. Rip I thought Sting and Bulldog were great together and an ally that didn't put a knife in Sting's back is incredibly refreshing.

[@adamk1924]

Yeah was an absolute eye opener that, unbelievable. Couldn’t of been any good for his back though which he struggled with. Again putting performance before injury, class.

[@amaan.a]

When I think of The British Bulldog’s WCW legacy, I think of The Shockmaster’s debut, and Davey Boy proclaiming.. “he fell on his a**e” 😂

[@AdmiralMcFish]

"He fell flat on his fuckin' arse!"

[@zacharythomason7359]

😅😅😅😅

[@Jason_Maier]

That whole segment was funny because everyone (except for Sid Vicious) broke character and was legitimately laughing!

[@sylentknight]

@@Jason_Maier It just may be the only thing in the history of the world that will never not be funny.

[@JuliusC1973]

When I think of The British Bulldog's WCW Legacy, I think of Vader's Public Workout Saturday Night May 22nd, 1993 and told that to DIana Hart Smith and David Hart Smith when I talked to them at WrestleCon a few years ago.

[@jakejones2482]

When I was a kid he was one of the guys I definitely idolized

[@GibDozer1]

Davey had a great look back then. Super impressive strength to handle Vader like that.

[@christophernicholson20]

He picked Mabel up who was 400 lbs up on his shoulders and slammed him too. You know Mabel (Viscera) was a big dude

[@GibDozer1]

@@christophernicholson20 Good God Mabel was F'n huge! I remember how downsized BB looked during his brief stint in WCW. He didn't even look like the same person

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

I always thought The British Bulldog was underrated.

[@Slammer_1970]

I have always thought the same.

[@RepoManFan4Lyfe]

He wasn’t reliable ... that’s why he wasn’t used like he could’ve been. Had Bret not done what be did at SummerSlam 92, he wouldn’t have done much of anything after he dropped the belt to HBK

[@bruceking7416]

He certainly was!!!

[@chperezjr]

Very underrated, but it was more because of his personal life

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

@@chperezjr It's a shame he didn't get his personal life in order, I think he could've been a world champion.

[@NotAGarage]

WCW's roster in 1993 is immaculate

[@stoneroses1989]

1992 as well.

[@gaz7000]

The booking was less so 😕

[@abfree5501]

I’d say the same about wwf in 1992

[@lifegoals9528]

@@abfree5501 So you're comparing El Dandy to Shawn Michaels? Very strange.

[@Wesker226]

Then Hogan came into WCW in 1994 😡😡😡😡

[@derekwinkler7414]

British bull dog was one of my favorite gimmicks. He had an amazing look and ring style. Rest In Peace to him.

[@christophernicholson20]

Bulldog should have gotten an opportunity to be wcw or wwf world's champion and that's a shame because he was a powerhouse in the ring a great in ring technician as far as technical wrestling he was a brawler. his upper body strength was impressive

[@cappy2282]

Lol Davey Boy and Sting just chillin in the water (arms raised in victory) after they were almost murdered

[@diesel101raw]

Davey Boys 1993 WCW Run is Pretty Underrated. I really wished we got 1 More PP Match at Starrcade 93 and have Sting vs Davey Boy Smith

[@DJPhree330]

This mans music sequencsequencing abilities are incredibly slept on

[@haydendivine8412]

Davey was one of those extremely talented performers that was underrated. But his biggest flaw was the quality of his matches rested on his opponents abilities examples Bret and Regal. If he wasn't all about the party and more about the work and actually had confidence in his own abilities he would've gone so much farther

[@GibDozer1]

He was more of a power move guy. Really shouldn't be in the ring for long stretches unless he's paired up with a Bret or Owen to keep the pace. Maybe it was down to not taking care of his health, but Davy carried a ton of muscle that'll gas you fast!

[@DaddingAllDay]

His ‘93 WCW run was how I was introduced to DBS.

[@dwitefry4157]

Thanks for this one. I'm a terrible Bulldog mark and this little period of his career isn't talked about enough, and when it is it's usually boiled down to 'exploading boat' and 'he fell on his arse' so it was great to see the whole thing gone over by someone with a big fanbase.

[@cellgames808]

I am guilty of not appreciating his lordship when I watched him as a kid. I love watching his matches now.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

I fell in love with Lord Steven Regal's work pretty much from the first time I saw him perform. I can only imagine the music he and Dean Malenko could have made, had they peaked at the same time.

[@Slammer_1970]

I really enjoyed this video. I always thought that Davey's run in WCW in 93 should have lasted longer than it did, but I never know about the bar incident. I remember seeing all these matches and now I'm going back to watch them again.

[@thekornreeper]

It’s crazy that Col. Robert Parker is 72 now. Always felt he was underrated.

[@zemox2534]

I never realised he was that old.

[@QuentinDude]

It felt like WCW and WWE traded all their mid carders and upper mid carders to each other in late 92 and 93.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

He'd be proud of how well DHS is doing

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@George Soros David Hart Smith, Bulldog's son, one of the top guys in MLW

[@lifegoals9528]

@@ComicBookGuy420 What's MLW? Backyard wrestling I'm guessing.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@lifegoals9528 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6G3dn-oqrp8nJI Not quite

[@JLvatron]

What a great video! I never knew about British's 1993 WCW run. That Beach Blast mini movie looks amazing!

[@christophernicholson20]

Me either. I never knew he started in WCW in 1993

[@darrylseamer2619]

I loved the bulldog he was one of my favorites as a kid. Lord Steve is probably one of the best workers wrestling has ever seen. If it wasn't for his demons he should of been a world champ

[@TheFallibleWarrior]

He really was. His matches as TV champ with Muta, Austin, Davey etc...granted they were all great workers, but regal truly shined as well. But he got started so young in the game, just like Dynamite and Davey, that they group up in an environment not conducive to showing you how live and take care of yourself.

[@derrickphillips78]

It's just a shame he never got the big belt in either company.

[@zeenamazey4731]

His 1994 run in the UK was for max crabtree & Ian McGregor, he was advised to come in for all star in 2002 but unfortunately passed away

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Are any of his UK matches for the Crabtrees in 94 available to watch?

[@dustincongello5802]

Whenever I think of bulldog I thing of him in the 90s with his long hair and her always looked like a real life superhero to me a legit superhero. The wrist gauntlets .the cape. Dude was a powerhouse and fast as hicup

[@mattwebb9412]

I remember watching Davey boy on British TV when I was a kid lol skinny as a stick but u could see how good the kid was even back then great memories great matches sad end tho

[@andrewatuahene3234]

In all he was a great wrestler Probably one off the greatest wrestlers from the UK

[@TheDimeDrawer]

You should also cover the Bulldog's 90 to 92 and his 94 to 97 WWF runs as well.

[@toptenguy1]

It made sense for WCW to give him a big push, as he was less than a year off from beating the then current WWF champ in a PPV main event.

[@FyreStarting]

I could never have a "brand new respect" for Regal. Even as a 12 year old watching Mr Regal I was always amazed by his fantastic wrestling style and couldn't wrap my head around the fact he was never world champion.

[@BellyBoy86]

Davey Boy had one of the great upper bodies of all time.

[@mrswebber9215]

Steroids

[@davidjones6470]

@@mrswebber9215 a lot of steroids!!!!! But one hell of a worker!!!

[@inspirationalaries]

Great video, I remember watching 'WCW Worldwide' (the syndicated show broadcast in UK/Europe in early 90s) and feeling proud that our own Bulldog was in WCW fighting alongside Sting, who was ridiculously over back then - fun times!

[@TylerandRachel12]

I've never done cocaine, but I assume the "Beach Blast" mini-movie is what your life looks like while you're high.

[@Mikey13Morales]

Not coke ... That's more like ecstasy bro

[@REblll]

Davey boy was seriousy underated but his biggest enemy was himself :/

[@Aebischer1984]

Sadly 😢

[@melvynsngltn27]

Biggest enemy was that punk Shawn Michaels

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

@@melvynsngltn27 Bret had to carry Davey during their SummerSlam 1992 classic since Davey forgot everything due to smoking crack with Jim Neidhart. He was sadly his own worst enemy.

[@ClassicKrusty]

Bobby Lawson Davy still went out there and executed the match. He deserves some credit too.

[@kennywarren8150]

Sugar booger-aka cocaine

[@travismcdonald6576]

Excellent video. Smith should have beaten Vader at Slamborre 93 for the belt. After that match, he just became Sting’s buddy and the polish was off.

[@BEERLIGHTBROKER]

When the WWE put the jeans on him.......that was it.

[@deelove7518]

I agree. His 1999 run was pointless don't know why they changed his attire and entrance music.

[@BEERLIGHTBROKER]

@@deelove7518 He came out and I immediately thought.....He's done.

[@only1icon1801]

@@deelove7518 Think it was of the attitude era and trying to be more edgy. Should have realised that some gimmicks are always relevant and his was one

[@BEERLIGHTBROKER]

@@only1icon1801 I think he lost his body and didn't do the costume justice anymore. He looked servely bloated and like he lost 1/2 his muscle.

[@only1icon1801]

@@BEERLIGHTBROKER funny you say that as I'm sure he severely injured his back on the trap door that warrior was going to use against Hogan in WCW. He was never the same after that and was such a massive shame really, the repercussions of Montreal were truly devastating for the Hart family when you think about it.

[@jb888888888]

7:54 "I can't do it justice." I see what you did there.

[@vanthdreadstar8039]

I grew up watching Davey in Stampede Wrestling. It was great to see him during this time on television. Unbelievable roster WCW had during that time. Thanks for showcasing Davey's run. Dont forget to watch his son in MLW!!

[@weasal97]

Keep up the great work brother this is almost the best wrestling channel on KZbin in my opinion I would also love to see you do some thing on championship Belts one day

[@calvinfolan1736]

WB bringing the 🔥 once again!

[@mangrove]

7:50 Sid in ring gear and flip flops 🤣

[@gazzathegamer1372]

One he'll of a Entertainer R.I.P brother .

[@fitness65]

I enjoyed daveys run in wcw he had some underrated matches against the likes of Steven regal, Vader and other guys. Wish he would've gotten a run with the wcw world title but Vader was always going to be world champion or sting or Rick rude.

[@bendassut6533]

One of my favourite matches is, bulldog vs Owen Hart, for the European title

[@taylormademyself89]

British bulldog was my dads absolute fav wrestler. I remember being 4 or 5 around this time and my dad would be rooting like hell for British bulldog lol

[@thomasjohn3835]

I was a Vader mark, and loved his work around this time, including Bulldogs feud with the big man,

[@eddieelite3310]

Love this channel 🤙

[@DebitAdams]

That Beach Blast movie was a classic

[@davidt1984]

"Mysterious eye patch wearing shark" 😂

[@only1icon1801]

Loved the British Bulldog as he was such a charismatic man and his super human strength was 2nd to none. Truly would have been brilliant to see him pick up the top titles in both companies but can say that about a fair few wrestlers Great upload as always WB

[@rauladdams5709]

I love the small time period, niche episodes. Analyzing very small segments of a career. Love it. Thanks so much! 👍

[@michaelhood2109]

Whoa, come to think of it, I can't think of anyone else who jumped ship more times than bulldog. Left Wwf for Wcw in 93, came back at the end of 94. Went to Wcw again for 98 and then came back AGAIN in 1999.

[@gqsmoove87]

Jeff Jarrett

[@MisterGravelrama]

Another amazing video man. You brought attention to some good matches in history that have been somewhat pushed aside in their relevance. It's good that some people still appreciate those parts despite the comedy that came along with the promotion of said matches.

[@SkylerDouglas]

Competed my first War Games match last weekend had a blast.

[@Venemofthe888]

Bulldog vs Regal is a match i had no idea that happened but its definitely something im going to search

[@huttyhutuniverse3736]

Halloween havoc 93 and it was a tv title match it was a gem

[@jennybates]

When I think of Davey, I think of the young lad who wrestled Bernard White, and Dave Finlay, on the regular UK Saturday staple of World of Sport.

[@AngelReyes-qr6ny]

Thank you for uploading these Great Wrestling Bio's,,,,!!!

[@whatsshakinbaconnothinjust2986]

The only white dude that can pull off french braids and not look corny.

[@manman2588]

French braids is usually one big braid this man literally wore dreads which lets me know that he hung out with yardies AKA british-born Jamaicans respect bless up rest in peace bulldog

[@keegan9470]

@@manman2588 not dreads there braided brain...he's got cornrows with beads razzclott boy

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Don't GiveUp true he looked like a white Jamaican with the french braids

[@carlosm.2818]

What an amazing video of Davey Boy Smith... Great job and thank you for the memories trip .....

[@TripleSWeb]

Another great video by a great wrestling channel. Love be some British Bulldog, one of my favorites during the time he was around.

[@mikerohlfs2836]

YES!!!!! Been waiting for this thanx man love your videos!

[@dingdong7610]

That match with HBK where he dropped the IC title was a great match, not talked about enough, but solid

[@PNNYWZEPRODUCTIONS]

I just had a very vivid memory come back to me of watching that mini movie live with my dad. Gosh wat I wouldn't do to relive that one more time.... thank u so much for giving that back to me wrestling bios. U can't put a value on what u do for us

[@REblll]

Hell ya! Was hyped when i saw the upload come through!

[@jasoncordray4957]

Thank for covering this part of the bulldogs career like u said in the video it gets overlooked by his wwe runs thank you again.

[@MarkCampbellTV]

For whatever reason this was my favorite Bulldog year. Fond memories of WCW saturday night and the inaugural season of Monday night raw.

[@1330timbuktu]

I don't think I've ever clicked faster on one of your videos. The British Bulldog was my second favorite wrester right after Bret Hart and i was bummed when he went to WCW. Great work as always!

[@themachine8277]

I was at one of those house shows against Shango at the old Boston Garden. They announced the title change before the match.

[@imogenaris1697]

Davey Boy was a phenomenal wrestler. His technical prowess & power set going back to his Stampede days & throughout his whole career were amazing. His agility for a man his size was 2nd to none. Still the best running power slam & delayed suplexes in the business. The British Bulldogs & The Hart Foundation cemented tag team wrestling. It's disheartening when you read stuff about his character, if what was said is true, along with Dynamite, but separating the performer from the man- he should have been world champion in both the WWF & WCW

[@imogenaris1697]

@Alex Kanyima Agreed. The reality though is that is that he had a family to feed. In an ideal world he would have stayed in wwe but working in Japan long term is probably not what he wanted & it would have been hard for anyone to turn down Ted Turner money. Even Scott Hall said WCW was 2nd rate ( which we all knew ) at 2:06 here but money talks in any business kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqu2naWHmr6cgJo

[@TJV83]

Don’t forget when they said ECW it was Eastern Championship Wrestling and not Extreme Championship Wrestling!!!!

[@TheIndustrialRetrospective]

Sid's flip flops lol

[@travismcdonald6576]

The Industrial Retrospective Should have been softball cleats.

[@Tacsmoker]

cheers man, i love the bulldogs story

[@andrewcrouch2362]

Brilliant video upload of the British bulldog enjoyed watching it great work keep it up ok 👍

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

This is unrelated, but the British National anthem is actually a pretty good song to listen to.

[@LockyLive]

It's not the national anthem. God save the Queen is, rather unfortunately.

[@kylew.4896]

His theme is rule Britainna...watch night at the proms 2009 haha hilarious

[@no1wasgeorgiebest]

Should be Jerusalem. Rule Brittania not exactly en vogue these days.

[@StoicFC]

What an absolute legend. May you RIP 🇬🇧

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

So many 80s wrestlers were larger than life.

[@Methazar]

1 of my all time favs since I was a kid. Awesome video as always 😁👋🏻

[@kwamedotcom3696]

Man this was a good one. Thanks for your content.

[@angiehines9254]

1. Spin the wheel 2. Beach Blast 3. White Castle of FEAR

[@chadk890]

Sting and Davey Boy segments is more than anything on AEW and WWE

[@chrismatthews6517]

Don't be amused but I cried when I learned of Davy "The British Bulldog had died I was only 15 and I was absolutely unconsolable at the time. He was and will always remain a hero to me. Even though wrestling is all fake when your a kid watching the ultimate warrior hulk Hogan British Bulldog etc you idolise them. RIP DAVY

[@marccaselle8108]

Back in 92 I used to wonder where British bulldog went after WWF. I never knew he was in wcw.

[@themattrich]

Another fantastic video. I find the historical side of the wrestling business fascinating especially the territory days.

[@jphasson]

You absolutely kill it with the music, brother. IMO, you have the best PW channel on the Tube.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

I don’t know why but I always look at the British bulldog, and I see wasted potential as silly as that sounds.

[@ferox965]

Not silly at all. You are totally right.

[@michael.tmclean2095]

You are right

[@QuentinDude]

He was a good worker but the belt just didn't change hands as much back then as it does now. In todays WWE, Bulldog would be a 3 or 4 time WWE Champion.

[@tomer_stern]

He was very good up until 1997. He was not the same person and wrestler in WCW and his later WWF run.

[@starrsmith3810]

......I love Dave and I kinda agree

[@RahhmiPoofs]

Looked up slamboree 93 match on wwe network. thank you for validating my account there. i often watch teh vids you mention when you bring them up. Also you saying Fans who didn't like Regal back in the day goingback... he's actually become one of my favorites. i love the stuff he does now, in retrospect! Goodcall.

[@paulanderson1962]

I saw Davey at a local leisure center when he was working for All-Star Wrestling in February of 1994.

[@michealwillis517]

I remember my first time ever watching wrestling as a kid I was flipping through the channels and came across wwf and the British bulldog was fighting I forget who but he was the reason I started watching wrestling

[@melvindevine9048]

Grossly underrated

[@brandtsavoy6123]

Wow seeing the clips of Bulldog vs Regal was awesome. He was pretty awesome in wcw

[@BlueLighteningGojo]

As great as a debut Bulldog had, no one would ever match the awesomeness that is.... THE SHOCKMASTER!

[@nrxmonk]

Really loved his look in '93.

[@trueSconox]

thank you for putting up the video. xD

[@brovsbro6011]

Loved 92/93/94 wcw

[@robertskinner1677]

Great video

[@TheSionThomas]

Now this is one Ive been waiting for :)

[@stevend7091]

The WCW movies were hilarious whoever the writing and acting was priceless

[@giuseppe397]

UK rampage where Davey boy fights the Berserker is one of the best matches ever. Headbutts and all sorts. Its really awesome.

[@johnytwotimes4072]

I was So SO Happy to see this video in my feed! We moved in the early 90s and I didn't have access to any wrestling except for the video rental store short supply but they did usually have WWF PPVs. So I didn't know that Bulldog was in WCW in 93 until I saw the SHOCK MASTER video 😂